rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (Rob Buchner) (06/25/85)
>Not many people have been dealt double voids. So I thought I'll share my >recent experience. White against red, first chair, matchpoints, you pick up: > > void-KT7xxx-void-QJT9xxx > >The various possible auctions are quite interesting. So I'll have a little >contest on who can get the best matchpoint result. Send me your opening bid >and I'll then prompt you for your succeeding bids as the auction developes. I finally finished gathering results. They are: +500 1H dbl mit-vax!dann +400 5C fisher!david ucbvax!wildbill -50 3S afinitc!jlc -150 3NT < 3 people > -more < 6 people > A compilation of the first bids were: pass 7 2H 3 3H 1 1S 1 3C 1 The auctions which resulted in the top scores: pass-1H-dbl-pass-pass-pass (dann) 3C-P-3S-P-4H-P-5C-P-P-P (david) P-1H-dbl-P-3C-P-3H-P-4C-P-4S-P-5C-P-P-P (wildbill) Now I was playing with a partner for the first time, and I do not claim partner made the best bids, but everyone had to cope with the same problems. Partner was trying to show a powerful two-suiter. That may explain some of the bids in the various auctions. The full deal for those who can't stand the suspense: S:AQJxxx H: D:AKJxx C:Ax S:Kxx S:Txxx H:AQJ9x H:xx D:xxx D:QT9xx C:Kx C:xx S: H:KTxxxx D: C:QJT9xxx For the record, I was in 6C down one for 11 out of 12 matchpoints after an opening pass.